Sunday Reflection

Nineteenth Sunday of Ordinary Time: He calls us to walk with Him on the Water

Aug 08, 2020

Jesus conquers the chaos that is caused by things that are beyond our control. Life itself is chaotic. Just when all seems to be calm, a loved one suddenly dies. All of us have experienced this. We did not cause the chaos, but we do suffer from it.
Eighteenth Sunday of Ordinary Time: The Culture of Life

Aug 01, 2020

The Gospel reading for this Sunday begins with Jesus hearing the news of the death of John the Baptist, who was murdered, as you know, by Herod as part of the plot of his wife, Herodias, to protect her position at court. You know the story.
Seventeenth Sunday: Wisdom and bringing out the best of the past

Jul 25, 2020

This Sunday’s readings begin with Solomon’s request for wisdom and conclude with a summation of the Lord’s teaching on the parables.
Sixteenth Sunday: The Christian Farmer’s Almanac

Jul 18, 2020

The parable of the mustard seed. And Jesus said, “behold the mustard seed. It is the smallest of seeds yet it grows into a large bush.”
Fifteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time: What to do with the seed?

Jul 11, 2020

In the early part of the thirteenth century, Giovanni Franceso Bernardone was headed for a prosperous life as a cloth merchant in the Province of Umbria, Italy. He was also headed for a life of complete self-gratification.
Fourteenth Sunday of Ordinary Time: A disturbing challenge

Jul 05, 2020

The reading from Zechariah recalls and helps us understand a symbolic action Jesus used when he wanted to correct people's misunderstanding of his messiahship. It seems that the main image of a Messiah in the minds of Jesus’ contemporaries was modeled after King David.
Thirteenth Sunday of Ordinary Time: Being Fully Alive

Jun 27, 2020

To be fully alive is to be alive both physically and spiritually, for we are spiritual beings as well as physical beings. Many people feel dead because they are dead. They live only for the physical and have sacrificed or refused to embrace their capacity for the spiritual.
The Twelfth Sunday of Ordinary Time: The Fear of the Lord

Jun 20, 2020

It was the beginning of the sixth century before Christ, about the year 590 BC. The Kingdom of Judah and its capital Jerusalem were terrified.
Solemnity of the Body and Blood of the Lord: Reverence for the Eucharist

Jun 14, 2020

Today’s celebration focuses on the Gift of the Last Supper, the Gift of the Eucharist. This feast is relatively new in the Church.
Solemnity of the Holy Trinity: Claimed in the Name of the Trinity

Jun 07, 2020

There are two cities relatively close to us here on the West Coast of Florida that have a tremendous historical significance, St Augustine, Florida and Savannah, Georgia. Each was the place where explorers landed and claimed the land for their King.